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Open Source Maintenance Fee v1.1

Since it's release almost a year ago now, I've been collecting feedback on the Open Source Maintenance Fee. Earlier this week, I integrated a piece of feedback that deserved to bump the version number. Let's talk about the change that produced OSMF v1.1.

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How can Tailwind CSS be so popular yet still struggle with sustainability?

We don't use Tailwind CSS at FireGiant, but I can't stop thinking about it. As a CEO responsible for keeping the lights on, and as a long-time Open Source maintainer, the situation is uncomfortably familiar. What does it mean that Tailwind is so popular and still unsustainable?

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Open Source Maintenance Fee Two Months In

It's been a bit over a month since the Open Source Maintenance Fee was introduced into the WiX Toolset. So, let's take a moment to check in and see how things are going.

Deployment Dojo Season 2 Moves to FireGiant

A few of you have asked so I'm very excited to share that the Deployment Dojo is coming back for Season 2. In fact, the show was so successful, it was picked up by FireGiant and is moving to the FireGiant channel. Let's talk about it.

Deployment Dojo

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Debugging the Dojo
S1:E48
Debugging the Dojo
BindPaths in MSBuild in WiX v4
S1:E45
Finding Files using WiX v4
S1:E44
Configuration for the IT Crowd
S1:E33
Taking a Shortcut using WiX v4
S1:E22
What's a WXL?
S1:E15
What's a WXL?
The Path from WiX v3 to WiX v4
S1:E10
Let's Install Something Real
S1:E9
Refining WiX v4 Kata 0
S1:E2
Refining WiX v4 Kata 0